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Problem 145

AMC 10/12, early questions
Algebra Difficulty 3.3 Find the answer

Given the function f(x)=∣x−2∣f(x)=|x-2|.

(1) Solve the inequality: f(x)+f(2x+1)⩾6f(x)+f(2x+1)\geqslant 6;

(2) Given a+b=1(a,b>0)a+b=1(a,b > 0), and for any x∈Rx\in R, f(x−m)−f(−x)⩽4a+1bf(x-m)-f(-x)\leqslant \frac{4}{a}+ \frac{1}{b} always holds, find the range of values for the real number mm.

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

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Official solution

(1) f(x)+f(2x+1)=∣x−2∣+∣2x−1∣={3−3x,x2f(x)+f(2x+1)=|x-2|+|2x-1|= \begin{cases} 3-3x,x 2\\ \end{cases}

When x2x 2, from 3x−3⩾63x-3\geqslant 6, we get x⩾3x\geqslant 3.

Therefore, the solution set for the inequality f(x)⩾6f(x)\geqslant 6 is (−∞,−1]∪[3,+∞)(-\infty,-1]\cup[3,+\infty);

(2) Since a+b=1(a,b>0)a+b=1(a,b > 0),

4a+1b=(a+b)(4a+1b)=5+4ba+ab⩾5+24ba⋅ab=9\frac {4}{a}+ \frac {1}{b}=(a+b)( \frac {4}{a}+ \frac {1}{b})=5+ \frac {4b}{a}+ \frac {a}{b}\geqslant 5+2 \sqrt { \frac {4b}{a}\cdot \frac {a}{b}}=9,

So for all x∈Rx\in R, f(x−m)−f(−x)⩽4a+1bf(x-m)-f(-x)\leqslant \frac{4}{a}+ \frac{1}{b} always holds if and only if: for all x∈Rx\in R, ∣x−2−m∣−∣−x−2∣⩽9|x-2-m|-|-x-2|\leqslant 9,

That is, max⁡(∣x−2−m∣−∣−x−2∣)⩽9\max(|x-2-m|-|-x-2|)\leqslant 9,

Since ∣x−2−m∣−∣−x−2∣⩽∣(x−2−m)−(x+2)∣=∣−4−m∣|x-2-m|-|-x-2|\leqslant |(x-2-m)-(x+2)|=|-4-m|,

So, −9⩽m+4⩽9-9\leqslant m+4\leqslant 9,

Therefore, −13⩽m⩽5-13\leqslant m\leqslant 5.

The final answer for the range of mm is −13⩽m⩽5\boxed{-13\leqslant m\leqslant 5}.

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